4T SSD External Drive Recommendations
Jun 13, 2019 21:27:12 #
Looking at external drives for storing my photos, any suggestions for which brand and where to purchase at best price?
Jun 13, 2019 21:34:50 #
HGST/WD Ultrastar (enterprise class drive). You can certainly get cheaper drives, but you get what you pay for, and data is precious. You said SSD in your title, and I am all for everything on SSD, but 4TB of SSD is going to be kinda pricey.
Jun 13, 2019 21:40:39 #
sunnyfilm wrote:
Looking at external drives for storing my photos, any suggestions for which brand and where to purchase at best price?
Do you have a Apple system?
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/1461054-REG/owc_other_world_computing_owctb3tbv4t04_4tb_thunderblade_ultra_high_performance.html?sts=pi
Jun 13, 2019 21:43:11 #
sunnyfilm wrote:
Looking at external drives for storing my photos, any suggestions for which brand and where to purchase at best price?
Are you set on a 4TB SSD?
Jun 13, 2019 21:45:53 #
I just looked that product up, hadn't seen that one, the product did talk about rotational speed, is that solid state?
Jun 13, 2019 21:46:54 #
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Jun 13, 2019 21:49:57 #
sunnyfilm wrote:
I just looked that product up, hadn't seen that one, the product did talk about rotational speed, is that solid state?
Are you talking to me? The link I sent you does not talk about rotational speed.Rotational speed is not SSD.
The link I sent specs are;
4TB Capacity
2 x Thunderbolt 3 Ports
Read/Write Speeds up to 2800 MB/s
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Jun 13, 2019 21:51:43 #
I want to get ALL the kids pictures in one place so I can make some shutterfly books...Plus I take wildlife photos. I need room to move around and thinking towards the future. I found Staples doesn't even carry one! I just looked to get an idea of cost.
Jun 13, 2019 21:52:21 #
sunnyfilm wrote:
Looking at external drives for storing my photos, any suggestions for which brand and where to purchase at best price?
2tb SSD
https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/search?Ntt=samsung%202tb%20t5%20portable%20solid-state%20drive&N=0&InitialSearch=yes&sts=ps
Jun 13, 2019 22:01:41 #
I have not found a 4tb one yet, except the model you mentioned, but the 1tb and 2 tb ones are very pricey, you are correct about that! Pricier than I expected.
Jun 13, 2019 22:03:25 #
sunnyfilm wrote:
I have not found a 4tb one yet, except the model you mentioned, but the 1tb and 2 tb ones are very pricey, you are correct about that! Pricier than I expected.
SSD fail also. It is generally thought that mechanical Hard Disk Drives (HDD), is more reliable in the long run with reads/writes, as a SSD has a maximum number of writes that it can handle. However, SSDs are more reliable with shock damage because they contain no moving parts.
Jun 13, 2019 22:07:45 #
sunnyfilm wrote:
I have not found a 4tb one yet, except the model you mentioned, but the 1tb and 2 tb ones are very pricey, you are correct about that! Pricier than I expected.
I have two Western Digital My Passport Ultras as externals. Granted mine are only 1Tb, but they both are a few years old. Nice and small for traveling using one as a backup for the laptop. I can't see spending that much money on a large SSD.
Jun 13, 2019 22:08:37 #
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